Kohler Company

Michael R Bates

Benjamin B Fullerton, Jr

Raul M Paredes

Shawn J Booth

Erich D Slothower

Gary N Clarke

Robin A Goad

Ken S Hanna

Nicholas Pairolero

Herbert V Kohler, Jr

Suzanne M Berberet

Roque M Corpuz, Jr

Fei Shen

Eric M Plate

Mark A Johnson

Steven Robert Aykens

James L Marlowe

Xue Jiongjun

Andy Zhu

Michael Cao

Li Ni

Leila M Rubin

Jeffrey T Laundre

Jeffrey F Tempas

Roger W Murphy

Terrence J Andersen

Katherine A Stanchak

Thomas C Jorsch

David P Ourada

Thomas Spankowski

John A Zutz

Rob Davis

Carl Barlett

Nicholas T Pairolero

A wall-hung toilet including a bowl, a water inlet chamber receiving water, a rim channel, a shroud surrounding at least a portion of the bowl, a rear mount, and a pocket. The rim channel is provided above the bowl and is fluidly connected to the water inlet chamber to receive the water. The rim channel includes an opening that introduces water into a rear portion of the bowl at an angle relative to vertical. The rear mount includes a mounting hole that is configured to connect the toilet to a wall via a fastener engaging the wall and the mounting hole. The pocket is formed in a side of the toilet and extends through the shroud to provide access to an interior side of the mounting hole from the side of the toilet, such that the fastener can be accessed through the pocket from the side of the toilet.

Wall-hung toilet

A lid for a toilet including a bottom surface that faces a top surface of a seat for the toilet when the seat is in a lowered position proximate to a bowl of the toilet. The bottom surface of the lid has a sweeping profile that extends along at least a portion of the bottom surface of the lid and is configured to engage the top surface of the seat. A uniform gap between the seat and lid is defined by the sweeping profile of the lid and the material thickness of the lid when both the lid and the seat are in a lowered position.

Bumperless toilet lid

A shower track guide system for a shower enclosure may include an elevated track positioned above a base and at least one stand disposed between the base and the track. The track may be mounted to the at least one stand. A shower door may be movable along a top of the track to permit access to the shower enclosure. The stand may elevate the track above the base to permit water to flow underneath the track.

Shower track guide system

Toilet

A plumbing fixture includes a basin, a plumbing system configured to supply water to the basin, a processing circuit having a digital media interface, and a housing containing the plumbing system and the processing circuit. The housing includes a rear face having a section extending therefrom. The section extending from the housing includes a first face parallel to the rear face and a second face connecting the first face to the rear face. The second face includes ports allowing access to the digital media interface.

Smart toilet systems and methods

Toilet tank lid

Toilet tank

A plumbing fixture includes a basin, a plumbing system configured to supply water to the basin, a processing circuit, and a housing containing the plumbing system and the processing circuit. The housing includes ports on the second face allowing access to a digital audio input, the plumbing fixture configured to output audio via a speaker based on the digital audio input. The plumbing fixture further includes a remote control configured to control the plumbing fixture and further configured to customize selectable audio sources for playback via the speaker.

Grab rail assemblies are disclosed for mounting on walls, such as the tiled walls of a showering area or a mud room. The assemblies are designed to aesthetically meld with the surrounding environment by having a front tile mounting panel. They may also be provided with a drainage system to avoid water collecting long term within the rail when the rail is used in a shower.

Grab bar assembly

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Sheboygan, WI, United States of America

Michael R Bates